Responsible for a handful exquisite platters on the likes of Dial
Records, LARJ, Figures’ sub-division LF RMX and his own imprint,
Intergalactic Research Institute for Sound, Georgia-born, Berlin-based
sound explorer Irakli lands his new transmission for RYC: a mix giving
full vent to his ever innovative and shape-shifting approach to floor
narratives. Always going the unsuspected route with no compass to guide
us back onto the normative boulevard, Irakli takes us on a bumpy ride
across jagged proto-technoid topographies, fractal-like foldings and
mind-expanding new horizons of musical possibilities. The result is - as
per the man’s high-flying standards, an ode to techno’s core values of
innovation and fearlessness, developing the kind of pioneering mindset
we miss so much these days. Electrifying.
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Reclaim Your City 659 | Svreca
Boss of Madrid’s seminal imprint Semantica, Spanish DJ and producer
Svreca steps in the series with a monster two-hour jaunt into his
multi-faceted techno headspace. As ever busy pushing the club sound’s
envelope with great loads of heavyweight kicks and trenchant snares,
Svreca has us all kitted out for a breathtaking dive into gravityless
territories and cragged moonscapes. Flush with hair-raising momenti,
unsuspected plot twists and climactic rollercoasting, his mix shifts the
focus constantly betwixt textural magnification and rhythm-enslaved
abandon, having you wading into the instant’s XTC to most mesmeric
effect. A rough, Indus-minded masterclass from one of the finest to ever
do it. Rampage mode on.
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Reclaim Your City 658 | Alienata
A gifted, sure-handed groove manipulator, Alienata has been carving
out a niche for herself as one of the scene’s most reliable DJs in both
actual floor impact and mixing skillset. Also curating the ever
consistent Discos Atónicos, which she founded in 2017, she keeps on
delivering sets that combine a wide array of styles, from dark disco to
acid, through D-town electro, industrial and IDM outbursts with equal
poise and gusto, time and again. Expert in chiselled transitions and
pristine track selections, the Spanish born DJ builds her mixes like one
creates mosaics, building a cohesive whole out of disparate rhythmic
elements and tempi, while she snaps ankles and flips brains by the dozen
along the way. Yet another faultless mix from a DJ whose palette and
perspective here surface in all their abrasive, unadulterated glory. Jet
propulsion activated.
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Reclaim Your City 657 | Marcal
Championing a sound both rugged and trance-inducing, Porto-based
Brazilian producer Marcal clocks in this week with two hours blending
future-proof warehouse rave material and claustrophobic 4x4 maneuvers.
Hot on the heels of his latest ’Nature of the Future’ EP on Donato Dozzy
and Neel’s imprint Spazio Disponibile, Marcal takes us on a
mind-bending ride down raucous sine-scapes and brooding, verbed-out
atmospheres, constantly pushing the envelope of techno as can be
experienced these days. Resuming its course as a means for transcending
our (currently much gloomy) zeitgeist, techno here gets back on its
revolution-friendly tracks, finding its second breath as a metamorphic
tool for blazing new paths and routes towards a better, more
intelligently designed world. There goes a mix that summons the very
finest of Marcal’s boundary-pushing vision and killer knack for crafting
memorable and emancipatory floor narratives. Brace yourselves.
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Reclaim Your City 656 | Arkan
Paris-via-Berlin based DJ and producer Arkan onboards the series this
week with two hours fully embracing his deep, hypnosis-inducing mindset
and definite knack for shaping streamlined floor narratives.
Responsible for a handful surgical transmissions on the likes of Figure
and SK_Eleven, in addition to running his own imprints Autonome and
Drawner, the French artist keeps carving out a niche for himself at the
junction of purely pragmatic, gravity-defying grooves and a certain
orientation for experimental-leaning submersion, tailored to maintain
techno's intrinsic relevancy and boundary-pushing character when so much
material feels stuck in the emulative loop and not caring one bit to
opt out the lame-ass continuum. One to keep the adrenaline rushing
badman-style, and all brains in the room just as duly, unflinchingly
stimulated.
Rotterdam-via-Berlin based outlet reuniting underground purveyors across the globe as they methodically scan and showcase various nerve centers from the techno Internationale.
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